A visit to the Eagan Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Eagan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eagan Cemetery:
38.6542, -88.9303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eagan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eagan Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Eagan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eagan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Eagan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eagan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryan Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bryan Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Memorial Park
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hartlin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartlin Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Summit Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Cubbage Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Alma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Carrigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carrigan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrigan Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Hadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadden Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106384 <5>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cruse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bee Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
- Eastland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Eastland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eagan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eagan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Alma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cartter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Iuka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Kinmundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Sandoval
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Kell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Patoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Texico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Farina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wamac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Eagan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eagan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Farina
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Eagan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Odin
- Odin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Eagan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Xenia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Eagan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Eagan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407558 (Eagan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407558 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marion
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem North
- Location given for Eagan Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.654215 Lon: -88.9303371
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eagan Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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